Insect Protein
Our insect meal is one of our flagship products for pet food and aqua feed. Insect-derived nutrients are the most logical and environmentally friendly animal proteins. Our meal is easy to incorporate and can be combined with other ingredients. This opens the door for blended products that take advantage of the complementarity between insect protein and plant ingredients.
Innovega insect meal contains high-quality amino acids, lipids and micro nutrients to boost the animal’s health naturally. It fully replaces conventional protein in many dry and wet pet food and aquaculture applications, while adding functional benefits and superior palatability. While the pets grow in balance with nature, the pet food industry works towards a more sustainable food system.
Benefits
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Insect protein in dog food
Food containing insect proteins can offer several benefits, including lower environmental impact and an alternative for dogs with specific meat allergies or intolerances.
Many dogs with food allergies or intolerances react to certain proteins in their food. Insect protein sources can be an excellent option as they are less likely to cause allergic reactions and allow an elimination diet to be carried out to identify the allergens.
In addition to high-quality protein, insects also provide important nutrients such as fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that promote the health and vitality of dogs. The valuable ingredients of insects help to strengthen the immune system of dogs.
Nutrients for animal health
It’s about more than just the welfare of our dogs: It’s about building a bridge between animal health and the sustainability of our planet. Insect protein can be obtained very efficiently and in a resource-saving way. Without emitting methane, without taking up natural and agricultural land.
Use of natural resources to obtain 1kg of protein
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Insect protein in cat food
Our insect protein is easy to digest and is characterized by a high biological value. The protein contains all the amino acids essential for cats and is therefore ideal as a complete protein supplier for needs-based feeding, so that the additional use of cat food with conventional meat can be safely dispensed with.
Many cats suffer from food allergies. Affected animals cannot tolerate certain ingredients in their food, which is particularly noticeable in the form of skin and coat problems as well as digestive problems.
In most cases, the allergens responsible for the allergy are animal proteins contained in food.
Benefits for cats
Our insect protein is the perfect alternative to hydrolyzed protein for allergic cats: The high-quality protein from the larvae of the black soldier fly is hypoallergenic and experience has shown that it is tolerated excellently even by animals that suffer from severe symptoms due to their food allergy.
Protein in 1kg of flour
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Also important to know
Innovega insect meal is produced from a extraction process that does not require any artificial solvents nor uses techniques that may create heat- or pressure damage to the desired characteristics.
Thanks to the lipid extraction technology applied, the nutritional bandwidth of our insect meal will remain within a narrow range, even in case of fluctuating insect feed stock.
